"In India, there's a pecking order among modes of transport with everyone sharing the same limited street space, and all use their horns to get others to move over. Mumbai has numerous public service signs like this one. My drivers thought the signs were a success and claimed 'It's much better this year than it was last year.' I can't imagine!"

"During our cruise on the Yangtze River in China, our tour group visited the Three Gorges Dam. This sign was at the entrance—good thing I didn't bring my 'pretend' plastic knife (from breakfast) that morning! Nor my shampoo bottle (which had 'exploded' during my overseas flight)!"

"No drunken lords allowed! I took this shot of a sign near Chendu, China. It was a sign warning travelers about the risks of riding the cable car down the mountain. I think some of the translation was a little off..."

"This is a sign outside Taylor's Grocery Restaurant near Oxford, MS. There is usually a wait, but everyone brings coolers and tailgates in the parking lot while they're waiting on their table. You'll see folks playing cards and drinking cocktails."

"So you can only ride bikes uphill? Sign seen on the city wall surrounding Xi'an, China. You could walk, or rent bicycles to ride around the 'old city' on top of the city wall, but it was mostly flat—I didn't see any 'Downhills'!"

"While my sister-in-law and I were admiring the beauty of Rome and the Vatican, I noticed my husband and his brother laughing and taking a photo. There they were cracking up at this sign, saying something about "no one-legged women are allowed in the Vatican." They laughed about that forever. Men!"

"Eau de toilette? Oh, the bad wording! This sign outside the very first men's room we encountered at London's Heathrow airport helped me to immediately forget about any thirst I might have developed on a long flight from New York."

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